This report has already been up once but all of the pictures disappeared and it seemed quit a few people liked this report so I thought I would re-post this up again hope you like.Visited Denbigh Mental early one morning myself Lavino and some other non-members. Spent a good few hours there exploring various parts of the hospital and nurses quarters. We covered almost all of the area but when we where in the main hospital the visit was cut short before we could visit the canteen because we saw Elwyn coming through the main gates and parked outside to give the dogs a walk so we had to lay low for a couple of minutes till he drove off. Then we made our exit with out him seeing us. Here is a bit of history of the place and some pics of my visit hope you enjoy.
The North Wales Hospital’s records are held by Denbighshire Archives Service. The collection is one of the most comprehensive examples of asylum records in the country. The hospital was known by various names during its existence- The North Wales Lunatic Asylum, The North Wales Counties Lunatic Asylum, The North Wales Counties Mental Hospital and The North Wales Mental Hospital.
The collection includes administrative records such as minutes and annual reports plus a fantastic collection patient records, from 1848 when the hospital opened and until the establishment of the NHS in 1948, and which have been used to research the care and treatment of patients and attitudes to mental illness.
Included in the patient records are a large number of reception orders which are bundled in chronological sequence. Reception orders provide evidence that the patient was ‘certified insane’ and include details of the patient’s behaviour prior to admission. Certification required the signature of two magistrates and the medical opinion of an approved doctor.
The North Wales Hospital’s records are held by Denbighshire Archives Service. The collection is one of the most comprehensive examples of asylum records in the country. The hospital was known by various names during its existence- The North Wales Lunatic Asylum, The North Wales Counties Lunatic Asylum, The North Wales Counties Mental Hospital and The North Wales Mental Hospital.
The collection includes administrative records such as minutes and annual reports plus a fantastic collection patient records, from 1848 when the hospital opened and until the establishment of the NHS in 1948, and which have been used to research the care and treatment of patients and attitudes to mental illness.
Included in the patient records are a large number of reception orders which are bundled in chronological sequence. Reception orders provide evidence that the patient was ‘certified insane’ and include details of the patient’s behaviour prior to admission. Certification required the signature of two magistrates and the medical opinion of an approved doctor.